Ambers Echo
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Lovely!
2026 Foals
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Titchy Pony
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Lovely name. One of my dogs is Liberty. I often wonder if I look like a crazy solo demonstrator when out walking and randomly shouting "Liberty!" every couple of minutes.
Asha
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Just goes to show , with foals you can’t take your eye off them for a minute .
Vet came yesterday evening to check his hernia as I was convinced it had gone . Hey presto it’s all gone . Just a small hole that will eventually heal over . His mum has been stitched up . So all good .
This morning he looked a little quieter . Still boingy , but not as much as usual . Mmm , perhaps mums coming into foal heat . So turned them out . I watched for a minute and saw dripping from underneath . Closer inspection showed he’s leaking urine from his umbillicus .
Took his temp . 39 . So he’s been dropped off at the vets .
He’s knocked the end of the umbillicus off before it’s dried through . Probably from all his shenanigans !
Just waiting for vets to scan the abdomen and get blood results back . He will be given antibiotics , and hopefully not need surgery
Vet came yesterday evening to check his hernia as I was convinced it had gone . Hey presto it’s all gone . Just a small hole that will eventually heal over . His mum has been stitched up . So all good .
This morning he looked a little quieter . Still boingy , but not as much as usual . Mmm , perhaps mums coming into foal heat . So turned them out . I watched for a minute and saw dripping from underneath . Closer inspection showed he’s leaking urine from his umbillicus .
Took his temp . 39 . So he’s been dropped off at the vets .
He’s knocked the end of the umbillicus off before it’s dried through . Probably from all his shenanigans !
Just waiting for vets to scan the abdomen and get blood results back . He will be given antibiotics , and hopefully not need surgery
Ambers Echo
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Oh goodness what a drama. Fingers crossed all is well and quickly resolved.
Asha
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Vets just called, bloods still ok. But thats expected as weve definitely caught it early. Markers could still rise. Liver was a bit raised ( a bit odd) and temp still 39. But the fact he took extra sedation to get on the floor to scan his abdomen and is still 'spicy' is a very good sign. No sign of pus in abdomen. Hes ripped the end of the umbillicus right off over night and done a cracking job by all accounts. As its wide open. So they will dipping the navel throughout the day and he will have intravenous antbiotics.
How on earth hes done that ive no idea . Perhaps he caught it getting up as it was quite large, no idea. Foals eh ? Suicidal little feckers.
How on earth hes done that ive no idea . Perhaps he caught it getting up as it was quite large, no idea. Foals eh ? Suicidal little feckers.
Jeni the dragon
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Poor wee sausage! Fingers crossed the fact you've caught it early and he's still so spicy means a speedy recovery!
Asha
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thank you. Hes in the best place for sure. Im so lucky to have them literally 5 mins around the corner
Asha
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Latest update. The amount of urine coming through the umbillicus has increased. So dipping it isnt working. They are trying to avoid surgery as hes still so well in himself . Temp is now normal. So they have now clamped it, its sore and swollen as you'd expect. Sounds like hes gong to be there until at least wednesday next week.
Has anyone any good news / cute foal photos to share? Rather than my doom and gloom.
Has anyone any good news / cute foal photos to share? Rather than my doom and gloom.